Director Candidates

Engaged Capital has nominated a slate of three highly qualified, independent director candidates to BlackLine's Board in connection with the 2026 Annual Meeting.

We believe these nominees bring the necessary software company operating experience, corporate governance knowledge and M&A expertise to objectively evaluate the Company’s strategic alternatives and maximize value for stockholders.

Storm Duncan

Mr. Duncan brings three decades of technology industry experience, including significant M&A expertise and operating experience as a technology company CEO.

Mr. Duncan currently serves as Founder and CEO of Ignatious, a leading technology-focused M&A advisory firm specializing in artificial intelligence, software and fintech.

Prior to founding Ignatious, Mr. Duncan was Global Head of Technology M&A and Managing Director at Jefferies. Mr. Duncan also previously served as Managing Director, Global Head of Technology M&A and Senior Advisor at Credit Suisse Group AG.

Throughout his career, Mr. Duncan has advised on landmark M&A transactions across the software and internet sectors, including serving as a strategic advisor to Google on its acquisitions of DoubleClick and YouTube, the highest-returning acquisition in its history, and the sale of Sun (including MySQL and Java) to Oracle (NYSE: ORCL), among others.

Mr. Duncan has also served as CEO of multiple technology companies where he led technology development and operational efforts, and a board member, investor and/or strategic advisor to several technology companies, including Sundrop (sold to Mercury), Automatic, Anthropic, Blockstream, Dataminr and Guideline (sold to Gusto).

Christopher Hallenbeck

Mr. Hallenbeck brings more than 25 years of experience as an operator at leading software companies, including SAP SE, Google Cloud, McKinsey & Company and Boomi.

Mr. Hallenbeck currently serves as SVP and General Manager of AI & Platform at Boomi, where he leads the company’s platform and AI strategy and go-to-market execution.

He previously served as a Principal at McKinsey & Company, where he advised C-suite technology leaders on enterprise software strategy, AI adoption and operating model transformation.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Hallenbeck led go-to-market strategy and solution architecture at Google Cloud.

He was also a member of SAP SE’s (NYSE: SAP) executive leadership team, serving as SVP of Platform, where he was responsible for product strategy, product management and go-to-market strategy for the $2.4 billion Platform division, including HANA, AI/ML and data management.

Christopher L. Young

Mr. Young brings significant experience as a strategic advisor to public company boards and institutional investors, with deep expertise in complex M&A, corporate governance and shareholder engagement.

Most recently, Mr. Young served as Managing Director and the first Global Head of Contested Situations at Jefferies, where he advised public company boards across sectors on contested situations, including shareholder activism defense and complex M&A matters.

Prior to Jefferies, Mr. Young served as Managing Director and the first Global Head of Contested Situations at Credit Suisse Group AG, where he advised public company boards globally on complex situations.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Young founded and led the Special Situations Research Team at Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), where he advised institutional investor clients on special situations and governance matters across industry sectors.

Mr. Young was previously an investment banker at Bear Stearns covering the technology sector, an M&A lawyer at Sullivan & Cromwell and a futures and options trader at Sumitomo Bank.

Mr. Young is a CFA charterholder and a member of the New York State Bar Association.

Investor Contact

Engaged Capital
info@engagedcapital.com

Media Contact

Longacre Square Partners
engagedcapital@longacresquare.com

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